Applause All Round

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Dealer: West
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeK 6 2
  2. heartQ 10 4
  3. diamondK 5 4
  4. clubA 7 6 2
  1. spade5
  2. heartK J 9 6 5 3
  3. diamondA Q J 6 3
  4. club8
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - - -
S - - - - -
E - 1 2 2 1
W - 1 2 2 -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA Q J 10 9 8 4 3
  2. heart2
  3. diamond—
  4. clubK 10 9 5

Contract: 4spade
Declarer: East
Lead: clubQ
  1. spade7
  2. heartA 8 7
  3. diamond10 9 8 7 2
  4. clubQ J 4 3
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1heart Pass 2spade Pass
3diamond Pass 3spade Pass
4diamond Pass 4spade Pass
Pass Pass
. . . South did rise with heartA and did continue with a low club - the only defence after clubQ lead. Applause all round. In the other room the contract and the first three tricks were the same, but when declarer led heart2 South ducked. With nothing to gain by finessing East rose with the king and made his game.

So, top marks for an initial heartA lead, followed closely by a trump. A low club comes next and then a club honour. One consolation mark for a low heart. No marks for a diamond.
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